Sharks place Jeff Skinner on injured reserve, recall center from Barracuda

The San Jose Sharks will be without veteran winger Jeff Skinner for at least a week and possibly longer after placing him on injured reserve Saturday with a lower-body ailment Skinner was injured in the first period of Thursday s road contest against the Calgary Flames He and forward Rory Kerins were chasing after a loose puck inside the Flames zone when Skinner caught an edge and lost his balance causing his right skate to collide awkwardly against the boards Skinner fell to the ice clutched his lower right leg and was unable to put any weight on it as he was helped off at the mark of the first period The Sharks publicized before the start of the second period that Skinner would not return as the Flames went on to a - win ending San Jose s four-game winning streak Skinner will at least have to miss the next three games although given the violent nature of the injury it seems plausible he ll have to miss more time than that The Sharks play the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night to conclude a three-game road trip Coach Ryan Warsofsky could give an update on Skinner who remains with the club in Seattle after the Sharks morning skate at Surroundings Pledge Arena SJSharks Skinner shaken up here had to be helped off the ice pic twitter com DhhNvnY TEAL TOWN USA A San Jose Sharks Podcast TEALTOWNUSA November The -year-old Skinner who signed a one-year million contract with the Sharks in July as a free agent came into Thursday with seven points in games In career NHL games Skinner has goals and assists To fill Skinner s spot on the roster the Sharks recalled center Zack Ostapchuk from their AHL affiliate the San Jose Barracuda Considering the Sharks only have forwards on their at developing roster Ostapchuk could make his season debut with the squad on Saturday Ostapchuk played in games with the Sharks toward the end of last season after he was acquired from Ottawa as part of the deadline-day contract that sent forward Fabian Zetterlund to the Senators So far this season with the Barracuda the -foot- -pound Ostapchuk has one goal and three assists in games The Sharks will return to San Jose after Saturday s encounter and begin a four-game homestand on Tuesday against the Utah Mammoth The Sharks also host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday the Senators on Saturday and the Boston Bruins on Sunday Please check back for updates to this story